High Roller: The players have just returned from their first break of the day and with an average chip stack sitting at 200,000, Donald Cowie has jumped way ahead of the pack and has taken a commanding lead with 615,500 chips. Edward Hislop follows in second with 519,500, and Day 1 chip leader To Kham Tran is in third with 518,000.
With 158 players in the field the tournament has smashed the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool so the payouts are sure to be juicy in this event. There is still over one hour to to go in the late registration and re-entry period which ends at the start of level 13 at 4:30pm, and with a starting stack of 100,000 and blinds currently at only 1,500/3,000, you would still be entering with over 33 big blinds if you were to jump in and join the action right now!
Here is the first leaderboard of the day:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Donald | Cowie | 615,500 |
| Edward | Hislop | 519,500 |
| Tu Kham | Tran | 518,000 |
| Scott | Fingland | 443,000 |
| Youngsoo | Kim | 412,500 |
| David | Guay | 400,000 |
Chip leader: Donald Cowie
